New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-24
STORIES OF THE WHEEL.
CITIZENS CLUB DINNER TO STEVENS.

AMID SONGS AND JOKES HE TELLS THE HISTORY
OF HIS RIDE AROUND THE WORLD
II a thoughtful waiter had not opened the folding
doors at the cad of Mvrellos long dinng-room last
night gastronomic catastrophe might have occurred.
The sturdy wheelmen OF the Citizens Club were
packed IN the room closely that when hearts and
wristbands began to expand under the influence OF
elaborate courses enthusiasm liquid and attn ospheric
and other genial influences more room was demanded.
But the open door let the club expand in safety AT
the right Of President John c. Quick sat Thomas
Stevens, Who has pedsed and pushed and Paddea LIE
way around the earth At his lett sat Coionel A. a.
Pope of the Massachusetts Club, The moving spirit in
all wheeling circles From this centre OF attraction
the handsome OF the club were graded OIL in easy
w Ms nsssn designs
the frat page 81 the elaborate bill OF fare. Ill,
After the club had coasted through the entire Dill;
Captain Thomas Smith gave the order to ride close
and the serious business, satir1ed in the %
under the title OF brain 1ood,' began In Ct, well
CHOSEN words President Gulick INTRODUCES -" ~
master Simeon Ford no rose to the tnkIng music Vi
chestnutn bells. The toastmaster exceeded tne eA
pectatons OF his most sangune friends py 'ne nuoof
Mr. stevens. who has faced all the known and I'M
known terrors of continents seemed almost over
by the prolonged shout ana the SSsIH
a Enthusiastically modest little account OF his Trip
around the world, In the course OF which he said
The alka nats ia the reat American desert 0ner as
while the fertile lands OF lo~ast tue tim" OF year 10
which reached them we're churued into an almost I'M
sssics Of food met gentleman N;wYork and
there fell into lthe hands OF .wily politician VINO
It mad posing before his constituents as Gentlemen
who had ridden from the no E"aIspd the
horses pay attention to bicycle But 10 france tne
rrsScs however, Of
tho great American road box The frepo. atv s
tsHes Of bis hat and Apologies for the stupidity Of Is
horse General Bouanseri s Justly pronh OF his artil.
throw an French battery INTO confusion 10 case
Of foreign invasion the Citizens Club would 40
french roads s that the former are swept
once . day the latter once week
He gave O rapid sketch OF his journey through
Eastern Europe coasting down the caravan road OF
Mt Ararat and his struggle les with Che Afghan Bound
airy Commission. Continuing he said
In Turkey people ssed my feet 10 get me to ride
for them In Persia other man offered to buy my
machine aud wanted me to rifle ana show them nov tns
from the straightforward Turk 10 India found lSoo
miles of the best rad Ia the world built by tue Enssn
Government and called the Grand Trunk" In China
the bicycle was only an lncumh.nnce. There are no
roads In China The rivers are the only hlchways In
soldiers was handed over to the Enelsh Consul ana
took the steamer for Japan The ROADS In 'na' country
are excellent.
Colonel Pope, OF Boston, spoke for the Massa-
chusetts Club. Captain T. c. Smith did the donors
for the Citizens and j. s. Wood answered Tor =" the
ladies'"
sra i The flights OF fancy INDUCED in by Elliot
Mason, knight l. Clapp, C. X ALLEY, g. r. Bidwell,
Alfred Eaton, j. T. Francis, W. H. Mccormack, the
Pool brothers and the Psillard cousins were OF the
Kind that only Citizens banquet can call forth Inc
most brilliant of the club galaxy of musical talent
George NJ Huss. w. J. G. YuengGng DIR. j. s. Aitkin
and William b. King, sang as they rarely II ever sang
before. Messrs Stratton Dobson. fuengling and
Ashley each played the instrument that he loved
best, while Messrs Burdett~ and Wilson told all the
funny stories they could beg. borrow steal for the
occasion The humming wheel OF club rejoicing rolled
on the small hours of the morning with neither